DTN News: Pakistan TODAY December 5, 2009 ~ ‘Acts Of Cowardice Will Not Deter Our Anti-Terror Resolve’

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY December 5, 2009 ~ ‘Acts Of Cowardice Will Not Deter Our Anti-Terror Resolve’ *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - December 5, 2009: Funeral prayers for high-ranking officers, including Major-General Bilal Omar, who died in yesterday's Parade Land mosque attack, were held at the Chaklala garrison on Saturday. Soldiers take position outside a besieged mosque in Rawalpindi on December 4, 2009. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani attended the funeral prayers. Pakistani armed police officers deploy at the near the site of a suicide attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation. General Kayani said acts of cowardice will not dent the resolve of the armed forces and the nation to fight against terrorism. Meanwhile, funeral prayers for three of the victims of yesterday's mosque attack were held at the Racecourse ground in Rawalpindi. Pakistan's army troops stand guard at the site of Friday's suicide attack, covered with tent, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation. Security was tightened in and around the ground with the military police, Punjab police and Rangers performing the task. Meanwhile, special traffic arrangements were made at the funeral services held in the Westridge-I area of Rawalpindi. A Pakistan's army soldier stops a motorcyclist for checking at the entrance near the site of Friday's suicide attack, covered with tent, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation. Relatives of the victims as well as high-ranking officers from the armed forces attended the services. The Peshawar Road area was also put on high alert and cordoned off as intelligence personnel and the military police conducted investigations into yesterday's attacks.